Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Mohan said to' Radha, "Who were you speaking to over the phone?"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
Mohan asked Radha who she had been speaking to over the phone.
The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:
- Mohan ask Radha who she have been speaking to over the phone. The verb "have" should be in the past perfect tense, "had".
- Mohan asked Radha who she was speaks to over the phone. The verb "speaks" should be in the present participle tense, "speaking".
- Mohan asks Radha who she had been speaking at the phone. The preposition "at" should be "to".